Firmament: The Expanse Above the Earth
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Genesis 1:6-8,14-17,20
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.
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Daniel 12:3
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
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In the Present Crusade against the Bible and the Faith of ...
... intended rather to denote the expanse overhead, than to ... Do you then understand the
sky, firmament, or heaven ... of completeness, the heaven raised above the earth ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/v in the present crusade.htm

Mosaic Cosmogony.
... gathered up aloft and separated by an expanse from the ... of the period during which
it firmament was made ... which God created the fowl that flieth above the earth ...
/.../temple/essays and reviews the education of the world/mosaic cosmogony.htm

Opening Thoughts.
... blotting out of the brightest planet from the spiritual firmament. ... The last faint
tracing on the blue expanse, Rise Moab's summits; and above the rest ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/i opening thoughts.htm

Of the Particular Works of God, More Especially of Man.
... We see the firmament of heaven, [1424] whether the primary ... this also is called
heaven"this expanse of air ... waters which are in vapours borne above them, and ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xxxii of the particular works.htm

Chapter i
... like "the day of the Lord" fail to invalidate our contentions above. ... out." Therefore,
by some the word is rendered "expanse." Our "firmament" is from the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter i.htm

Humbly Inscribed to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, one of his ...
... On which to dwell; to stretch to that expanse. ... Which set the living firmament
on fire,. ... As above earth, in magnitude, the spheres. ...
/.../young/youngs night thoughts/humbly inscribed to his grace.htm

The Dispensation of the Divine Favours Reconciled with the ...
... This, according to the above view, is neither limited by, nor does it limit, the ...
of mercy boundless as space, free and open as the expanse of the firmament. ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/chapter v the dispensation of.htm

Second Tractate. On Providence (1).
... these Gods with the entire circling expanse of the ... of being manifests a creating
Reason-Principle above all censure ... stars shine in the divine firmament, so that ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/second tractate on providence 1.htm

Eighth Tractate. On the Intellectual Beauty.
... moves, so to speak, towards what is Above, it is ... Great, too, is this firmament of
ours and all the ... the divine virtue which, covering all the expanse, so to ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/eighth tractate on the intellectual.htm

On the Public Shows.
... the flowing rivers with their sources; the expanse of seas ... will be surpassed by the
brightness of the starry firmament. ... by Him who is alone and above all things ...
/.../on the public shows.htm

Resources
Why did God create such a vast universe and other planets if there is only life on Earth? | GotQuestions.org

What is Heaven like? | GotQuestions.org

Why did the people in Genesis live such long lives? | GotQuestions.org

Firmament: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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